Container with adjustable package holder



e 59 w33- c. E. socKLER CONTAINER WITH ADJUSTABLE )ACK'AGE HOLDER Filed May 2o, 1955 5MM/765 Egea/Eier.

Patented ec.` 5, i933 CNTR WITH ADJUSTABLE PACKAGE HLDEE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to containers for different merchandise, packed in small quantities, such as tobacco, sticks of shaving soap, etc., and especially to such types of container having a 'package or material support therein which may be adjusted inheight with reference to the bottom of the container to render the contents convenientlyaccessible from the upper end.

An important object of the invention is to provide a container of the character above mentioned with improved means for supporting the package or material support at the desired adjustment; and also to provide such a container and package or material` support therein in a manner to accommodate within the container a rod or other suitable implement which is readily accessible and which can be readily removed from the container and subsequently used to engage the package or material support in a mannerI to facilitate the adjustment of the support with reference to the bottom of thevcontainer.

The invention together with its numerous objects and advantages will be best understood from a consideration of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a tobacco can having my invention associated therewith.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the application of the invention.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the false vbottom or article support.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that 10 designates a tobacco can having associated therewith in the usual manner a lid 11. The bottom 12 of the can in the present instance is provided with an aperture 13 for a purpose to be hereinafter pointed out. Further, the can has mounted for sliding movement therein a false bottom 14 which serves as a support for the package 15 as Will be clear from a study of Figure 2 and as is well known in tne art. In the present instance the support or false bottom 14 is of a shape conforming substantially to the cross sectional shape of the container l0 and includes a bottom having projecting upwardly therefrom a ange 16.

A salient feature of the present invention is the provision of means for securing the false bottom or support 16 at the desired adjustment within the can 10. To this end each of the broad fiat sides of the can 10 is provided with two vertical series of relatively spaced tongues 17 struck out from the said walls of the container. As shown, in forming the tongues 17 the walls of the container are provided with U-shaped slits andrnormally the tongues 17 lie flush with the walls of the container so as not to interfere with a@ the sliding movement of the false bottom or support 16. Manifestly and as thought clear from the drawing, two oppsed pairs of tongues 17 are used for supporting the false bottom or support 14 in the desired adjustment, that is to say, a c5 pair of tongues 17 pressed inwardly from the opposing walls of the can are used for supporting the false bottom 14 at the desired height with reference V.to the bottom 12 of the can.

Further in accordance with the present inven- 7a tion it is intended to supply the purchaser as a part of the single sales .transaction with a pusher element 18 which in the present instance is in the nature of a rod having alength slightly less than the length of the container 10 so as to fit wholly)T 75 within the container as shown in Figure 2. To accommodate the rod 19 within the container the bottom of the Support or follower 16 is provided at one end thereof with an aperture 19 through which the rod extends when arranged so within the container as will be clear from a study of Figure 2.

As is thought apparent, as the can gradually is emptied of its contents, it will only be necessary to exert an upward pressure on the follower' 85 or support 16 to bring the contents of the can to a position adjacent the upper edge of the container to be conveniently removed. To slide the follower or support 16 upwardly with reference to the bottom 12 of the can the rod 13 is 90 removed from the container 16 and an end thereof passed upwardly into the can through the opening 13 so as to engage' the inner end of the rod with the bottom of the follower or support 16 and force the follower or support upwardly 9.5 the desired distance.

When the follower or support 16 has thus been pushed upwardly the proper set of four tongues 17 are then pressed inwardly to the position suggested in Figure `3 after which the follower lis permitted to drop downwardly to engage the inwardly extending tongues in a manner to be supported thereby at the desired height with reference to the bottom 12 of the container. When the adjustment has thus been made the stick 18 is withdrawn through the hole 13 and positioned within the can 10 for further use.

f vHaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A package comprising a container embodying Gib a permanent bottoni having a central aperture, and an article support adapted to be adjusted by a push rod within the container by passing the push rod through the aperture in the bottom, a push rod, and said container being adapted to receive said push rod, and said article support having adjacent one end thereof an aperture through which the push rod extends inthe container to be carried therein when not in use.

2. A package comprising a container embodying a permanent bottom having an aperture and a false bottom to support the goods and also provided With an aperture arranged out of alinernent with the aperture in the permanent bottom, and a push rod adapted to be used for adjusting the false bottom by insertion of the push rod through the aperture in the bottom to engage the false bottom, said push rod when not in use adapted to be stored in the container, being insertable therein through the top of the container and the inner end extending through the aperture raeaosi in the *false bottom and engaging the permanent bottoni of the container.

3. A package comprising a container embodying bottoni, side and end walls, a false bottom slidably positioned Within the container, parallelrows of spaced tongues punched from the side walls of the container and pressable inwardly for engaging the under surface of said false bottom for retaining the latter in various positions of elevation, and the bottom of said container having a central aperture, a push rod adapted to be inserted into the container through said aperture to engage the false bottom for vertically adjusting said false bottom, said push rod when not in use adapted to be stored in the container, being insertabie therein through the top of the container, and said false bottom having adjacent one end thereof an aperture through which the push rod extends when said rod is arranged within the container,

CHARLES E. R., 

